LETTERS: Patrick and Murray have served region well

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Oct 27, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Patrick and Murray

Patrick and Murray

have served region well

I am writing this letter to offer my endorsement and support to Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt. Gov. Tim Murray because of their unwavering commitment to Acushnet and the Greater New Bedford area. As a five-term selectman in Acushnet, I have seen previous administrations treat the SouthCoast as if it were part of Rhode Island with no connection to the Bay State.

Despite the strong efforts of our legislative delegation to bring rail, a public law school, and other important job-creating opportunities to the area, it seemed we were always met with resistance and disinterest by the previous Republican-led administrations culminating with the ever-absent Mitt Romney.

Under the leadership of Patrick, the Greater New Bedford area finally has an advocate in the governor's office. While no elected official bats a thousand, Patrick and his team continue to grind out hit after hit. First it was his commitment to commuter rail and appointing Kristina Eagan to lead that effort. Then it was working to locate the first public law school at UMass Dartmouth, helping us in Acushnet to procure our first solar project, and now his work to locate Cape Wind in New Bedford.

For the first time in a long time our legislative delegation and our local officials have a governor we can work with to make our region a better place to live, work and raise our families.

There are some great things going on in our region. Let's not go back to the days of the Big Dig, when we were a mere afterthought. Let's keep the momentum going and re-elect Patrick. The man has produced, and for that I am extremely thankful.

I sincerely hope we have the chance to work with him for another four years; if so, the best has yet to come.

David Wojnar

Selectman

Acushnet

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